CHICAGO — Bryan Bickell is leaving Chicago, but his pit bull-loving foundation is staying.
The Bryan & Amanda Bickell Foundation, which has helped save countless abused pit bulls, will "continue to do great things here in Chicago," according to a tweet from Amanda Bickell shortly after her husband was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Bickell and fellow former Hawks forward Teuvo Teravainen were dealt to the Hurricanes for draft picks.
...The Bickell Foundation will continue to do great things here in Chicago. This is our home and we aren't planning on stopping the fight...
— Amanda Bickell (@Caskenette) June 15, 2016
...on ending the misunderstanding of "pit bulls" and helping the abused children of chicago anytime soon. We can only ask that you all...
— Amanda Bickell (@Caskenette) June 15, 2016
...continue to support our mission. We are excited to use this opportunity to grow the foundation and help more dogs and children...
— Amanda Bickell (@Caskenette) June 15, 2016
Thought this probably works better! pic.twitter.com/10vuFv6iO8
— Amanda Bickell (@Caskenette) June 15, 2016
The Bickell foundation, since its 2012 founding, has promoted the virtues of pit bulls as loving and compassionate dogs. It also has assisted in numerous adoptions of rescued pit bulls.
The foundation last year launched "Paws for Strength," an eight-week program that pairs rescued pit bulls and the people who adopted them with kids residing at The Hephzibah Home in Oak Park — a place for abused or neglected children and their families.
"We’re just proud of what we’ve accomplished and how many dogs we’ve saved and we’ve helped," Bryan Bickell told DNAinfo Chicago last year. "Hopefully we can do it with the kids, too."
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